Language Lesson #3: Burmese
“Shu shu” – the Burmese term for the uncomfortable, or “ana”, act of peeing your pants in public. Though not a word you’ll use much on your visit – unless […]
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Culture Lesson: The Karenni Soup Bowl
Most meals taken in a Karenni-Burmese household center around the soup bowl. Usually a boiling broth with an assortment of vegetables – including the stem, leaf and vine – this […]
Ask Before You Eat
…because “jungle beast” doesn’t always mean wild pig. Since starting my volunteer placement with Karenni-Burmese, I’ve eaten off the typical radar. First, everything comes with rice. Three meals a day, […]
Too Mutch For Words 